Is there definitely exclusive content in the hardcover edition Simon ? Got the trades already so I don't think I can justify it if not (especially the one with the eye murdering 'JOSS WHEDON!!' cover, though at least you could read it from orbit if that was ever a requirement ;). Something like the original scripts might entice me though.

A Byrne/Whedon Batman/Buffy cross-over has me salivating although i'd also really like to see Cassaday do it or maybe Jim Lee. Still if John Byrne is offering his services, i'd say you think twice before turning him down.

When they did the Runaways (Whedon loves that series and her and the creator are actually big mutual fans) it was pretty impressive since they crammed in 18 issues AND some bonus material (the initial pitch of the series, sketches, an intro, and I'm pretty sure some other thingies including a letter from Joss). They'd probably do the same now considering they have a version with Joss' name so big. That's utterly ridiculous... (What does the real cover look like though?) I didn't really think he'd be a big draw to the series in most cases all that much, and people would presumably already be aware of it.

FWIW, there is a script excerpt (the script excerpt, Kitty's discovery of Colossus) in Marvel Spotlight's Joss issue (which managed to feature Joss' name without blinding innocent children). If there are that kind of extras in the HC, I might get it (already have the issues and the trades).

Since this is a 3-headed comics-related thread, I'll mention here that Superman beat the Emperor in the UGO poll (and here I thought Evil will always win, because Good is dumb).

One of the first comics i got hooked on was West Coast Avengers (later Avengers West Coast) during the John Byrne era. Still a classic run of Marvel action, not to mention the early seeds of what was later to happen to the Scarlet Witch.

And need i mention that we all have John to thank for the naked She Hulk skipping rope issue? A truly great moment in comic history, right up there with the death of the Phoenix, hehe.

This isn't the only book where Marvel released a variant giant-yellow text cover. They also did one for Orson Scott Card's Ultimate Iron-Man. I think it's more for bookstores that don't normally carry graphic novels or comic books.

Oh, and I have 20 or so of the Marvel oversized hardcovers (it's an addiction) and, I think, only one of them didn't have any extras. And that one was a Daredevil/Elektra book collecting the Miller/Sienkiewicz comics from the 80s. So I think it's safe to assume there will be some sort of bonus material in this one.